Normans the beginning

Question 1

who did aethelred marry

Answer 1

emma of normandy

Question 2

what were emma and aethelreds children called

Answer 2

alfred and edward

Question 3

who does king canute kill

Answer 3

aethelred

Question 4

who does king canute marry

Answer 4

emma of normandy

Question 5

emma, alfred and edward flee to normandy to her brother

Answer 5

richard

Question 6

when does canute die?

Answer 6

1035

Question 7

who was canutes son?

Answer 7

harthacanute

Question 8

when does harthacanute die?

Answer 8

1042

Question 9

who had harthacanute promised the throne to?

Answer 9

Magnus of Norway

Question 10

why didnt magnus claim the throne

Answer 10

becuase he was busy fighting a war

Question 11

who claimed the throne instead of magnus

Answer 11

edward, son of aethelred and emma, due to his bloodline

Question 12

when magnus dies his nephew … tries to claim the throne

Answer 12

harald hardrada

Question 13

why does richard sent emma back?

Answer 13

to marry canute

Question 14

when does ETC claim the throne?

Answer 14

1042

Question 15

when does ETC die?

Answer 15

january 1066

Question 16

why were the godwins exiled?

Answer 16

becuase they tried to rebel against ETC in 1051

Question 17

how did the godwins swear loyalty back to ETC?

Answer 17

edith godwin (harolds sister) married ETC

Question 18

how many housecarls were in the saxon army?

Answer 18

2500-3000

Question 19

saxon kings were advised and chosen by?

Answer 19

the witan

Question 20

richard was…

Answer 20

duke of normandy

Question 21

how many people lived in britain before 1066

Answer 21

2 million

Question 22

why wasnt england very well defended?

Answer 22

it didnt have many castles

Question 23

who was william of normandy supported by

Answer 23

the pope significant because it meant he was favored and chosen by god

Question 24

when was the battle of fulford gate?

Answer 24

20th-24th of september 1066

Question 25

ETC was crowned on the same day as harthacanute, why was this

Answer 25

it was done swiftly because he knew there would be attempts by other claimants and so he was in a weak position

Question 26

what did harold do during the spring and summer of 1066

Answer 26

he had his army placed on the south coast for William who never came

Question 27

what happened on the 8th of september 1066

Answer 27

harold sent the fyrds home so they could harvest their crops

Question 28

how many ships did hardradas army have

Answer 28

300

Question 29

how far from york did hardrada land

Answer 29

10 miles

Question 30

how mnay viking soldiers were there at the battle of fulford gate

Answer 30

7000 plus 3000 left at shore

Question 31

tostig was on hardradas side why was this

Answer 31

he felt betrayed by harold becuase he was earl of northumbria but put in high taxes so harold exiled him. he wanted revenge and power

Question 32

ho was the northern army led by

Answer 32

earl edwin and earl morcar

Question 33

how many saxon solders at the bofg

Answer 33

3500

Question 34

how long and far this harolds army travel to stamford bridge

Answer 34

190 miles in 4 days